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FlowMon Installation instructions |
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1. Edit the config.py file to your liking: |
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PORTNO = Listening Port of the flow-collector |
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SPOOLDIR = Temporary spooldirectory of collected data before it is written |
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into the database |
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LOGFILE_ = Location of the logfiles written by each tool |
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DATABASE = 'mysql' or 'postgresql', choose one. |
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Note: Right now, MySQL is better tested |
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DB_ = Database credentials |
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routers = Python Dictionary of routers we accept flows from. |
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Syntax is: "'ip.add.re.ss' : 'flowprotocol'," |
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2. Create a Database e.g. flowstorage: |
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mysqladmin create flowstorage |
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3. Grant access to the user specified in config.py: |
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echo "GRANT ALL ON flowstorage.* TO 'flowmon'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'flowmon';" | mysql |
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4. Create the DB schema: |
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cat mysql.sql | mysql flowstorage |
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5. Edit the initscripts and set the correct path in the $exec variable. |
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6. Copy the initscripts to your initrd-dir and add them to the system-startup if so desired. |
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7. Create the Spooldir, e.g. /var/spool/flowmon |
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7. Copy the flowmon-web directory to your webroot, make sure tmp/ is writable by your apache. |
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8. Edit config.inc.php to contain the correct database credentials. |
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9. Configure your router to export to the installed flow-collector |
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10. Edit crontab to run the cleanup.sh script at least once a day: |
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"30 0 0 0 0 cleanup.sh" |
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11. Hopefully done. |
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